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    V iewSonic ® Vi e w S o ni c ® N3251w LCD TV - User Guide - Guide de l’utilisateur - Guía del usuario Model No. : VS1 1335-1M[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w ENGLISH Contents Compliance Information ................................................................................. 1 Important Safety Instructions .......................................................................... 2 Copyright Information ................................................................................[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 1 ENGLISH Compliance Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiat[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 2 ENGLISH Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions completely before using the equipment. 2. Keep these instructions in a safe place. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this equipment near water. W arning: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 3 ENGLISH Copyright Information Copyright © ViewSonic ® Corporation, 2006. All rights reserved. ViewSonic, the three birds logo, OnView, ViewMatch, and ViewMeter are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. Disclaimer:ViewSonic Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or o m is s i o n s c o nt a i[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 4 ENGLISH Antenna Installation Instructions 1. Outdoor Antenna Gr ounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges, Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70, [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 5 ENGLISH Getting Started • LCD TV • Power Cord • VGA Cable • Quick Start Guide Congratulations on your purchase of a V iewSonic ® LCD TV . Important! Save the original box and all packing material for futur e shipping needs. Package Contents Y our LCD TV package includes: • 44-Key Remote Control with batteries • RCA C[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 6 ENGLISH Front V iew of the Product 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 V olume Down Decrease sound volume or adjust a highlighted control while in OSD menu. V olume Up Increase sound volume or adjust a highlighted control while in OSD menu. Menu T urn OSD menu ON/OFF . CH Down Cha nn el do wn w hen s ou rce i s at TV/D TV o r s el ec t a c on tro l [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 7 ENGLISH Rear V iew of the Pr oduct Analog TV input Connect to NTSC TV source. Digital TV input Connect to A TSC TV source. S-Video input Connect this port to the S-Video output of A/V device. A V/ S-Video signal Audio input (left/right) Connect this port to the RCA audio output connectors of your A/V device. YPbPr signal Audio in[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 8 ENGLISH Remote Control[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 9 ENGLISH 1 POWER Power ON/OFF 2 MTS Select Mono, Stereo or SAP in TV / Select audio language in DTV 3 INFO Display current information 4 SLEEP Set TV Sleep timer 5 SOUND Select sound modes 6 0~9, 100/- number button Directly channel select 7 VOL+ and VOL- Adjust volume UP/DOWN 8 GUIDE Show electronic program guide (EPG) 9 F A V .A[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 10 ENGLISH 2. Connecting RF antenna, Cable TV Wire or DTV cable Make sure the power is OFF before installing your LCD TV . 1) TV : Connect the LCD TV to TV antenna or set-top-box with 75-ohm coaxial cable. Preset the TV channels into memory with Auto Scan function when using an antenna or cable TV system without a cable connecter b[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 1 1 ENGLISH 3. Connecting to DVD / Set T op Box Co nn ect Vi de o/ Au di o cabl es f rom comp atib le d evic es i nto the back pan el o f LC D TV . 1) With A V cable: RCA A/V Cable VCR or DVD Player 2) DTV : Connect the LCD TV to the cable with DTV signals and preset DTV channels into memory with AUT O SCAN function in DTV menu (se[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 12 ENGLISH 3) With YPbPr cable: YPbPr Cable (not supplied) Audio in Cable (not supplied) VCR or DVD Player 4) With HDMI cable: HDMI Cable (not supplied) VCR or DVD Player (DVD Player should have the HDMI output terminal) 4. Connecting to External Stereo System to Listen to LCD TV Sound Co n ne ct th e a u di o o utp ut te rm ina l [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 13 ENGLISH 5. Connecting to the Headphone Connect the headphone to the headphone output terminal of the LCD TV . (He a dp hon e sol d s e pa rat el y). Headphone (not supplied) 6. Connecting to a Computer Connect the VGA cable from VGA output of computer to the VGA terminal input of your LCD TV . VGA 15 Pin Cable PC 7. PC Audio In [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 14 ENGLISH 8. Connecting to A/V Device with SPDIF input Connect SPDIF optical cable from A/V device into the SPDIF output connector of LCD TV . AC wall socket SPDIF Optical Cable A/V Device Stereo System 9. Connecting with the power cord Con nec t the po we r c ord t o t he AC inl et on th e bac k o f you r L CD TV , a fte r a ll c[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 15 ENGLISH Basic Operation T o operate your LCD TV , you may use the TV remote control or top panel buttons to select input source, change channels, or adjust volume. T urning the LCD TV Before using the LCD TV : 1. Connect external equipment properly . 2. Insert the power plug, and the power LED indicator will light red. Power On/[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 16 ENGLISH DTV Guide T o see the electronic program guide of the channel, press the GUIDE button on your re mot e co ntr ol . It w ill d is pla y th e ba ckg ro un d i nf or ma ti on re la ted t o th e cha nn el pr og ra m. Picture Press the PICTURE button on the remote control to switch between the Smart Picture modes of User , Ci[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 17 ENGLISH Zoom Press ZOOM button repeatedly to select the screen size. Y ou can select from 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, x2, x4, and x8. Favorite Channel Y ou can press F A V .CH button to watch your favorite channels. Use F A V .A/D button to add the current channel to your favorite channels, or to delete it from your favorite channels. Y o[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 18 ENGLISH V ideo Menu — Adjusting the picture quality Video Menu is active in all but the VGA input source. • Contrast: T o adjust contrast of video. (right: Max, left: Min). • Brightness: T o adjust luminance of video. (right: Max, left: Min). • Color: T o adjust color . (right: brilliant color , left: pale color). • Ti[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 19 ENGLISH TV Menu — T o set up for TV It is only active in TV source. • T uner Mode: T o select Cable or Air as the TV source. • Auto Scan: T o auto scan the TV channels. Press ENTER to start auto scanning TV channels. Press ENTER again at any time to interrupt scanning. • TV : T o select the TV channel to be skipped. Pres[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 20 ENGLISH When you enter this control, the screen below will be displayed. The factory default of the password is “0000”. T o enable parental control, input the password, press ▼ button to focus on “ok” key , and press ENTER . (select Cancel if you want to exit) After entering, the following screen will be shown. Channel[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 21 ENGLISH DTV Menu — T o set up DTV settings It is only active in DTV sources. • Audio Language: T o select an audio language from English, French, or Spanish. • Time Zone: T o select T ime Zones. • SPDIF T ype: T o select the type of audio transfer file format. • Auto Scan: Press ENTER to start scanning DTV channels au[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 22 ENGLISH When in Add-on Mode , Press ENTER to start scanning all channels, and press MENU at anytime to cancel scanning. When in Range Mode , use ▲▼ and number buttons to set the scanning range. Press ENTER to start scanning, and press MENU at anytime to cancel scanning. • Channel Skip: T o skip channels when viewing channe[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 23 ENGLISH • Channel Block: Press ENTER to enter the password and block/unblock the channel(s). • Caption: T o select closed caption signal formats and set up caption modes. (CC1~CC4, Service1~Service 6) Use ▲▼ to select Analog Closed Caption or Digital Closed Caption , and then use ◄► to select caption types. Move the [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 24 ENGLISH VGA Menu — T o set up for computer It is only active in VGA sources. • Auto Adjust: Press ENTER to auto adjust picture’s horizontal position, vertical position, fine tune and H-Size. • Contrast: T o adjust contrast of the video. • Brightness: T o adjust luminance of the video. • Fine T une: T o adjust the de[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 25 ENGLISH • Block MP AA Rating: T o adjust movie blocking level in the US. Y ou can select between NONE , G , PG , PG-13 , R , NC-17 , or X . The movie Ratings in the US are defined as following. Use ENTER button to block or unblock the ratings, and use MENU to exit. • Block TV Rating: T o adjust TV blocking level in the US. [...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 26 ENGLISH • Canadian English Rating: T o adjust blocking level in English-speaking region of Canada. Y ou can select between CE_E , CE_C , CE_C8 , CE_G , CE_PG , CE_14 , and CE_18 . The TV Ratings in English-speaking region of Canada are defined as following. Use ENTER button to block or unblock the ratings, and use MENU to exi[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 27 ENGLISH PIP/POP PIP/POP button allows you to watch two screens from dif ferent sources at the same time. (PIP is picture in picture; POP is picture out of picture) Press PIP/POP on the remote control repeatedly . The screen will change from normal screen → PIP screen → POP screen. • PIP Input Source Select 1. Press P .INPU[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 28 ENGLISH • PIP Size Select: P r es s P .S I ZE to s ele ct th e siz e o f su b-s cr e en . Th e fun ct io n o nl y a ct s o n P IP . • PIP Position Select: Press P .POS to select the position of sub-screen. The function only acts on PIP . Note that the screen indexed with the pink frame is the screen you select to set up. Use[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 29 ENGLISH Oth er Inf ormation Specifications LCD T ype Color Filter Glass surface 31.51” TFT Active Matrix RGB 0.51075 (H) x 0.51075 (V) mm pixel RGB vertical stripe Anti-Glare Input signal RGB RF Video Audio RGB analog (0.7/1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms) Separate Sync, f h : 30-80 kHz, f v :50-75 Hz TV system Antenna / NTSC+A TSC 1 compos[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 30 ENGLISH T roubleshooting No power • Make sure the LCD TV is properly connected. • Make sure the AC power cord is properly connected. • Make sure the AC power is ON, DC power button is ON (Green LED). • Plug another electrical device (like a radio) to the power outlet to verify that the outlet is supplying the proper volt[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 31 ENGLISH Cusomer Support For technical support or product service, see the table below or contact your reseller . Note: Y ou will need the product serial number . Country/ Region Web Site T=Telephone F=Fax Email Uni ted St ates www .viewsonic.com/support/ T= (800) 688 6688 F= (909) 468 1202 service.us@viewsonic.com Canada www .vi[...]

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    ViewSonic N3251w 32 ENGLISH Limited W arranty VIEWSONIC ® LCD TV What the warranty covers: V iewSonic warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use, during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during the warranty period, ViewSonic will at its sole option r[...]

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